Speaker’s Corner: Plagiarizing versus competingIn its many renderings, one popular Bible quote suggests originality is impossible. “The thing that has been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 9:1) This is where character and free will come in. The […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Food fraudA scandal recently erupted in Europe that attracted the attention of international news gatherers and provoked much discussion amongst online communities. No, I’m not talking about that whole thing with the Pope. The scandal was about horsemeat. Allegedly, items like burgers, Taco Bell burritos, and even the sacred IKEA meatball were masquerading as 100 percent […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Glen Lake Pub offers good eating in Sooke/LangfordThe Glen Lake Pub, situated on Sooke Road at the edge of Langford, got a big facelift back in March. While never a seedy sort of place, it wasn’t particularly well renowned either. Admittedly, I had never gone there before the renovation, but I had heard talk of droll decor and food prepared by people […] Continue Reading |
A message from the Camosun College Student Society: Tuition increases unfairGovernment policy is not protecting students at Camosun College against excessive tuition increases. In 2005, the BC government set in place a tuition limit policy that limits post-secondary institutions to increasing tuition fees for existing programming by a maximum of two percent a year. New programming, however, can be set at any tuition level that […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Sous-vide fine dining from plastic bagFor the humble home cook, the options for making food edible are mostly limited to the basics: sauteing, steaming, baking, broiling, and perhaps the occasional flambe. But these days, more and more people are getting fancy in the kitchen. And fancy foodies love a complicated cooking method. Sous-vide, French for “under vacuum,” is a method […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: Nothing to fearWhen it comes to public speaking, according to common “top fear” lists, some of us would rather be dead than deliver a speech. On listverse.com, writer Caty Medrano compiled her idea of “top 10 strong human fears.” What I like about her list is that it deals in the drives behind fears: Losing your freedom […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: March 6 – 19Thursday, March 7 Masta Ace, Stricklin, Wordsworth, The Bundles, Ill Tone & The Kids Lucky Bar, $18, 9 pm I’m consistently amused by the way a story can be transformed from one mouth to another. It’s like that game Telephone. You know the one? Remember it from when you were a kid? In it, it’s […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: The many layers of suicideToo often I hear of families and friends losing loved ones to suicide. Those left behind are wracked with guilt, wondering what could have been done differently. There is much conflict and controversy as to how those no longer with us should be viewed. Suicide has been labelled as the ultimate act of cowardice, as […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Alkaline diet mysteriousDiets aren’t always about losing weight. Sometimes, an eating regime can be about healing the body and protecting oneself from disease. Enter the alkaline diet. The alkaline diet is based on a whole lot of chemistry and science mumbo-jumbo, but it basically breaks down to this: acidic foods suck away your very life force, while […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Don’t blame the victimVictim blaming is a powerful force where the person(s) subject to violence, bullying, domination, or oppression are blamed for whatever befalls them. We see this with frequency in our culture, and it’s disturbing and disgusting. We’re inculcated to think in this manner, in an individual-centric culture where each person is unreasonably accountable for everything in […] Continue Reading |
